Dengue in Belize
Country profile for Belize (Americas): official dengue surveillance data reported to WHO, analysed by the SENTINARA early-warning engine.
Key facts
- Belize reported 317 dengue cases from January to September 2026, -83.2% compared with the same period of 2025, according to WHO Global Dengue Surveillance.
- Deaths reported in 2026 to September: 0 (0 in the same period of 2025).
- In 2025, the last full year, Belize recorded 2,797 cases, an incidence of 661.3 per 100,000 people and a case fatality rate of 0.000%.
- SENTINARA early-warning level for September 2026: Normal, because cases are within the usual range for this time of year.
- Ensemble forecast: October 2026 about 0 cases (80% range 0 to 6); November 2026 about 0 cases (80% range 0 to 9); December 2026 about 0 cases (80% range 0 to 12). Backtest MAPE 52.6%, MASE 0.38.
- Cases usually peak in October (based on 12 complete years).
- The anomaly detectors flagged 6 months; the most recent was June 2022 with 594 cases.
- OpenDengue holds complete annual totals for Belize since 1978.
- Countries with a similar seasonal pattern: Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Cambodia.
Related pages
- Dengue in Guatemala
- Dengue in El Salvador
- Dengue in Costa Rica
- Dengue in Honduras
- Dengue in Cambodia
- Dengue in Ecuador
- Dengue in Peru
- Dengue in Grenada
- Dengue in Trinidad and Tobago
Data updated 2026-10-31. Sources: WHO Global Dengue Surveillance; OpenDengue V1.3 (Clarke et al., 2025), doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.24259573; Dinas Kesehatan Kota Semarang; World Bank Open Data; NASA POWER.